TOO OFTEN, THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW YOU, LOVE YOU AND CARE ABOUT YOU, CANNOT STAND, AND WILL NOT ACCEPT, TO HEAR YOUR TRUTH, EVEN WHEN YOU TRY TO GARNER HONEST SUPPORT BY SHARING YOUR DISTRESSING AND UNPLEASANT TRUTHS/STORIES WITH THESE CARING PEOPLE.
4 years ago
Charles Tadros, M.D.
October 19, 2021
Saint Louis, Missouri
THERE ARE EUPHEMISMS USED IN THERAPY, SUCH AS, “UNPLEASANT FEELINGS” AND “FEELING ICKY”, WHICH DO NOT ADEQUATELY CONVEY THE INTOLERABLE, INCAPACITATING AND BOTTOMLESS DEPTH AND EXPANSIVE BREADTH OF HOPELESSNESS AND DESPAIR IN DEPRESSION. Date June 3, 2021 In relation to DEPRESSION UNPLEASANT PAST MEMORIES, TRAUMAS AND EMOTIONAL PAINS ARE GOING TO BE WITH US FOR OUR LIFETIMES. IT IS OKAY TO OCCASIONALLY REVISIT THEM. IT IS NOT OKAY TO WALLOW IN THEM FOR SO LONG THAT THEY DISABLE US. Date July 28, 2021 In relation to disable SO MANY PEOPLE WITH PROCRASTINATION HAVE A SIGNIFICANT STREAK OF PERFECTIONISM (not for most of the actions in their lives, but just for a few of them). THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE THIS AND TO ASK FOR, AND TO ACCEPT HELP ARE THE FIRST STEPS TO IMPROVING THEIR SITUATIONS. NEXT IS TO FORGIVE THEMSELVES FOR THEIR IMPERFECTIONS, WHILE STILL BEING ABLE TO START AND WORK ON A PROJECTS WITHOUT ALL THE TOOLS, KNOWLEDGE, GAME PLANS, OR HELP BEING IN PLACE FROM THE START. Date June 14, 2022 In relation to perfection
